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Guide to dating: Internet dater: 'Online dating is like being a kid in a candy shop'https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/online-dating-experiences
Roifield, 40 and Leandra, 35<p><strong>Roifield:</strong> I was always meeting the same type of person and I wanted to break that cycle. The idea of online dating didn't really phase me, it just seemed like the kind of thing people in my age group do. It makes sense too, because London is such an anonymous city and it's hard to meet someone unless it's through a friend of a friend, which hadn't worked out for me. </p><p>I was on <a href="http://dating.theguardian.com/s/">Soulmates</a> for about three weeks before I met Leandra, my wife. I posted that I would like to meet a woman in her 30s and, initially, I had a couple of date disasters. The first date I arranged was a lunch date and I soon realised what a bad idea that was. Lunch is not like grabbing a coffee; you're locked in, even when there's no spark. The other disaster was with a woman I met on the site who didn't have a profile picture. Alarm bells should have started ringing, but she wrote funny messages so I decided to go for it. I asked her if she wanted to go for a coffee. She replied that I should come round to her house instead. When I arrived, the house looked shabby, there was no doorbell and it was pitch black inside. It turned out she was not in her 30s but her late 40s, and once we started chatting I realised it wasn't going anywhere. I stayed for a coffee though because I felt sorry for her. She had been on Soulmates for nine months and I was her first date.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/online-dating-experiences">Continue reading...</a>Online datingDatingRelationshipsLife and styleMon, 26 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/online-dating-experiencesPhotograph: Zak WatersRoifield and Leandra, who got married last year after meeting on Soulmates. Photograph: Zak Waters/Zak WatersPhotograph: Zak WatersRoifield and Leandra, who got married last year after meeting on Soulmates. Photograph: Zak Waters/Zak WatersGuardian Staff2009-01-26T00:01:00ZGuide to dating: Internet dater: 'I do most other things online, so why not date?'https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/online-dating-experiences1
Dan, 30<p>People are happy finding a plumber online, so why not a partner? And if your partner happens to be a plumber, you're laughing. Saves you a fortune. With that in mind, I signed up to Soulmates six months ago, after a friend of mine gave me a kick up the backside and told me to get out there. She thought I was going to turn into an old woman with cats if I didn't start dating again; I've been single for a year and a half. There was no agonising over the decision at all, I knew she was right. </p><p>Before that, I was on Gaydar for a while, but there's a weird cross-section of people on that site. Some people genuinely believe they will find a husband, but there are others who use it as a meat market for sex. I'd say that gay men have now become more realistic about Gaydar and Soulmates: if you want a boyfriend, go on Soulmates; if you want something a little more physical, go on Gaydar. I'm sure there are people who do both, but most of the men I know who want a boyfriend just join Soulmates.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/online-dating-experiences1">Continue reading...</a>Online datingDatingRelationshipsLife and styleInternet of thingsMon, 26 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/online-dating-experiences1Photograph: Anna GordonDan says potential dates tend to be more candid online than they would be in the pub. Photograph: Anna GordonPhotograph: Anna GordonDan says potential dates tend to be more candid online than they would be in the pub. Photograph: Anna GordonGuardian Staff2009-01-26T00:01:00ZGuide to dating: Marc Zakian on writing a good personal profile for online datinghttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/internet-dating-profile-advice
Writing a good personal profile is the first step towards successful internet dating. Marc Zakian helps navigate a potential minefield<p>The internet dating profile is a unique literary form: somewhere between an anonymous love letter and CV, it is designed to cast its romantic (cyber) net as wide as possible. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/internet-dating-profile-advice">Continue reading...</a>Online datingDatingRelationshipsLife and styleMon, 26 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/24/internet-dating-profile-advicePhotograph: AlamyKiss of death: avoid shades in your profile photo. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyKiss of death: avoid shades in your profile photo. Photograph: AlamyMarc Zakian2009-01-26T00:01:00Z